landscape architecture healing Elsie McCarthy Sensory Garden Client City of Glendale Location Glendale, Arizona Design Team Underwood & Crisp Floor Associates Size 3/4 Acre Services Prime Consultant Landscape Architecture Hardscape Design Water Feature Design Budget $675,000 Completion June 2001 Recognition 2002 Valley Forward Association -Crescordia Award for Environmental Design Excellence American Society of Landscape Architects Arizona Chapter -2002 Honor Award The Elsie McCarthy Sensory Garden was specifically designed for use and enjoyment by the visually impaired. The garden was funded through a donation by the estate of Elsie McCarthy. Her vision was to create a garden in honor of her father who was legally blind. A committee comprised of local citizens, city staff and visually impaired individuals from the Phoenix area was assembled to guide the development of the design. This garden is the first in Arizona specifically designed for those who are visually impaired. The goal of the garden’s design was to create a multi-sensory environment that could be safely and independently explored through touch, sound and scent and includes the extensive use of small water features, tactile materials and plant materials that are pleasing to all senses.
Elsie McCarthy Sensory Garden - Floor Associatesfloorassociates.com/.../2016/08/Healing_Sensory-Garden.pdf · 2016. 8. 24. · Elsie McCarthy Sensory Garden Client City of Glendale
The Elsie McCarthy Sensory Garden was specifically designed for
use and enjoyment by the visually impaired. The garden was funded
through a donation by the estate of Elsie McCarthy. Her vision was
to create a garden in honor of her father who was legally blind. A
committee comprised of local citizens, city staff and visually
impaired individuals from the Phoenix area was assembled to guide
the development of the design. This garden is the first in Arizona
specifically designed for those who are visually impaired. The goal
of the garden’s design was to create a multi-sensory environment
that could be safely and independently explored through touch,
sound and scent and includes the extensive use of small water
features, tactile materials and plant materials that are pleasing
to all senses.
